Collar support



1111 251933. s B LAWCK 1,919,661

COLLAR SUPPORT Filed July 18 1930 Patented July 25, 1933 a UNITED A OFFICE SAMUEL B. LA VIOK, or CHICAGO, ILLI NOI S l i COLLAR surronrr Application filed July 18,

My invention" relatesto a'collar support, and more part-icularlyto a support or brace for retaining the front portion. of ,a collar. imposition. .1 r

In wearing a collar of the type known as soft collars, the natural stiffness of the material or the slight starchi-ng thereof is -insufiicient to retain the collar in correct form,

particularly in front where the neck ,rests at times upon the upper edge of thecollar.

@I have found that by providing a thin metallic support secured to theba'r or collar 7 pin this diflicultyamay be completely avoided.

modification,

Anobject of my invention is to provide a new and improved collar support A further object. is to provide. a support for cooperation with a collar ,pin to retain a. collar in correct form.

A furtherobject is to .providea device for keeping the collar neat and attractivein appearance. it '1 I .iOtherobjects and advantages will appear as the description proceeds.

Referring tothe drawing: v

Fig. 1 is a front elevational'view showing the invention appliedto a collar,

. i Fig. 2 isfa similar fragmentary view showng a IHOCllfiGd'CEQIl'II of the IIIVGII'CIOII,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view ofa device embodyingthe inventlon, I

Fig. 41s a perspective view of another .Fig. 5 is a perspective view of still anothermodificatiom and,

Fig. 6 is av perspectiveview of a further modification of the device.

Fig. 1 illustrates-acollar having a neck-v .bandaGn-nd lapels 7 and 8 :folded downover the neckband;v Inorder to hold "thewlapels :together in predetermined spaced'relation, a collar or bar vpin 9 is provided having a front bar-11 provided witha loop or eye .12 at either end a'nd a doublerear bar 13. The front and rear bars are held together by a centerpiece 14L; and-the lapels of-the collar are adapted to be clamped between .loops 1'12 and the ends of the doublebar 13. Connected to the rear doublebar l3nare a pair ofnpwardly extending. arms 15 which extend between the lapels and the neckband,

1930; Serial No. 468,840.

and have loops .16 at their ;upperends which rest in the crease between the neckband and the lapel. The inner side of each loop eX- tends downwardlyf substantially parallel I with arm 15, and the planes of the loops 5 are at an angle to theplahe of the arms and cross the planes of the arms between the arms.- "This -permitsthe loops to lie flat against the neokband vwhen the. collar is worn. The loops ofthe arms are connected I by a forwardly bowed connecting portion, ;1j7. The recur-ved portion of "theloops 16 bring the connecting-portion downwardly a .sufiicient distance so thatthe connecting portion willbe-concealed by the tie.

The support is preferably made of afine resilient wire ,having sufficient stiffness-to retain the collar in position, and when made of a ibrightcolored .wi re, such'asa polished silver color, it will be practically invisible against the light background-of thecollar, even though the tie sags slightlysoas :to expose tl1e connecting portion of th e support. 1

It :has been found that the loops maylbe -lfi spaced quite far apart without permitting the portion of the collar immediatelyabove the collar bottom from sagging. 7ll 1is spacing oftheloops givesayviderrange ofsup- :port for the upperedge ofthecollar than if 8 the loops .werecloselyspaced." s v Fig.2 illustrates a slightly modified form .of the. invention .in which the connectin port'ionl'?" has a -V-shaped portion 18 extending around the collar butt on to e-fl'ectivev35 ly conceal the connecting portion from view.

In this modification the arms-515 are shown connected to the upper bar 11' of .the collar In Figure 4 is shown a collar pin consist ing of a bar having an S-shaped clasp 26' at either end for clasping the lapels of a collar and hold them in proper position. Extending upwardly from each clasp is an arm '27. These arms diverge from each other and have inwardly projecting portions 28 which rest inthecrease between the neck: band and lapels to support the collar in position. The arms 27 may be secured to the bar in any suitable manner as by 'welding I them thereto or making them integral therewith.

The arms 27 of this modification are completely concealed by the collar and the device has the appearance of consisting only of the bar pin 25 when applied to a collar.

'Fig. illustrates a modification somewhat similar to Fig. 4 and consists of a bar pin 31'having a double loop 32 at each end for clasping the lapels of a collar. Between the'loops and extending upwardly from the second loop of each of the double loops is an arm 33 having an outwardly directed portion-34c. The arms 33 diverge upwardly and the portions 34 lie in the crease between the neckband and lapels.

Fig. 6 illustrates acollar support which is similar to the embodiment shown in Figs. land 3 in that it has upwardly extending arms 36 having loops 37 at their upper extremities which are connected by a connecting portion 38. The lower'portion of arms 36'is provided with a loop 39 and a second loop 41 having an eye 42 at its end. The lapel of the collar is adapted to be clamped between loop 39 and eye 42. Thesupport of this embodiment of the invention is preferably made of rather heavy metal and the arms 36 are resiliently urged into close proximity toeach other. The device is applied by, first positioning it so that the loops 37 rest in the crease between the lapels' and neckband. 'The clasp at the lower extremity of each arm 36 is then secured to the lapel of the collar, and on account of the shape and resiliency of the support'the lapels are urged toward each other to hold them in proper position. The effect of the use of this embodiment of the invention is very similar to the .use of'the device-shown in Figs. 1 and 3, since it has the double function of preventing the upper edge "of the collar from being pushed out of shape, and providing a supportand retaining means for the lapels.

While I have described specific forms or embodiments of the invention it wil be understood that many changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, which is to be limited only in accordance with the appended claims.

'VVhat I claim is new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States 1s:

1. A device for supporting a collar comprising means for attachment to the lapels of a collar to retain them in predetermined position, a resilient support having arms slidably mounted on said means, said arms being resiliently urged against the edges of said lapels and extending upwardly under the lapels'between the lapels and neckband, and a connecting portion connecting said {LI'HIS- 2. A device for supporting a collarcomprising meansfor attachment to the lapels of a collar, a support secured thereto having arms extending upwardly under the lapels and into the crease between the lapels and neckband, and a connecting portion extending underneath the collar button.

3. In a device for supporting a collar, a spring clip comprising a pair of resilient bars lying in the same horizontal plane, means intermediate the ends of said bars for holding them in a fixed relationship whereby the lapels of the collar may be gripped between the ends of said bars, a wire supporting frame secured adjacent the ends of the clip adapted for fitting under the lapels between the lapels and neckband, and 00- operating with the clip to hold the lapels of the collar taut in a vertical direction.

4. In a device for supporting a collar, a

cent the ends of the clip, said arms extending upwardly under the lapels and co-operating with the clip to hold the lapels of the collar taut in a vertical direction.

5. In a collar supporting device, a spring clip'comprising forward'and rearward positioned resilient bars lying in i the same horizontal plane, and means intermediate the ends of said bars for securing them in fixed relationship whereby the lapels of the collar may be gripped between the ends of 'said bars, a resilient wire frame carried by the clip having arms co-operating with said clip to hold the lapels of the collar taut in a vertical direction.

SAMUEL B. LAVICK. 

